A recent poll from the National Sleep Foundation, for example, found a link between poor sleep health and depressive symptoms.
In addition, studies have shown that a lack of sleep can lead otherwise healthy people to experience anxiety and distress.
Fortunately, there is a well-studied and proven treatment for insomnia that generally works in eight sessions or less: cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, or C.B.T.-I.
Yet it is rarely the first thing people try, said Aric Prather, a sleep researcher at the University of California, San Francisco, who treats patients with insomnia.
According to a 2020 survey from the Centers for Disease Control, more than 8 percent of adults reported taking sleep medication every day or most days to help them fall or stay asleep.
Persons:
Aric Prather
Organizations:
National Sleep Foundation, University of California, Centers for Disease Control
Locations:
United States, San Francisco